"Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured unto you again."
Luke 6:36-38
This is such an amazing group of verses. the part that really gets to me is the culmination of the three... when it says that if we give, we'll get back... but not just get back, it will be packed in so tightly that there won't be room for any more, and still it will come. We'll get so much that we're wallowing in the blessings. :) That actually sounds like a delightful prospect. Like being so happy you don't know if you can survive another minute. :) ... to me, I think that heaven will be like that. there will be so much positive that it will occupy all of our senses. :) ... and maybe that is exactly what this scripture is saying. If we do good to other people, if we are merciful and forgiving, then that comes back to us, and round and round until there is no room for condemnation or pettiness, and we all love each other and treat each other well... and more and more until we're ready to live in heaven ourselves. Because we're already like that. Giving... loving... accepting... all the things that we want from other people. And all we have to do is give those things and we'll get them back. Direct promise from God, written down right here in the scriptures. Can't doubt that. :) And, you know... it is a pretty remarkable deal that God is offering us. All we have to do is benefit the world, and we will receive benefit ourselves. It's not just a win-win situation, it is like twenty-five wins all lined up, and then the last one just tags the first one and they start all over again. :)
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured unto you again."
Luke 6:36-38
This is such an amazing group of verses. the part that really gets to me is the culmination of the three... when it says that if we give, we'll get back... but not just get back, it will be packed in so tightly that there won't be room for any more, and still it will come. We'll get so much that we're wallowing in the blessings. :) That actually sounds like a delightful prospect. Like being so happy you don't know if you can survive another minute. :) ... to me, I think that heaven will be like that. there will be so much positive that it will occupy all of our senses. :) ... and maybe that is exactly what this scripture is saying. If we do good to other people, if we are merciful and forgiving, then that comes back to us, and round and round until there is no room for condemnation or pettiness, and we all love each other and treat each other well... and more and more until we're ready to live in heaven ourselves. Because we're already like that. Giving... loving... accepting... all the things that we want from other people. And all we have to do is give those things and we'll get them back. Direct promise from God, written down right here in the scriptures. Can't doubt that. :) And, you know... it is a pretty remarkable deal that God is offering us. All we have to do is benefit the world, and we will receive benefit ourselves. It's not just a win-win situation, it is like twenty-five wins all lined up, and then the last one just tags the first one and they start all over again. :)
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